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A close-up of a jar of pikliz.

Pikliz, a spicy Haitian condiment, gets a lot of love in South Florida’s food scene

The spicy pickled medley of shredded cabbage and carrots is ubiquitous to Haitian cuisine. But in South Florida, its popularity has spread well beyond the Haitian community.

Three women on stage gesticulating, one with blackface pounding her chest

A Miami theater group has a change of heart over blackface

Arts, Culture & Media
A man adjusting a white dress for a young woman

In Miami’s Little Haiti, one of the largest waves of evictions is currently underway

Hazel Bethel is a Manischewitz wine devotee. She's originally from Trinidad and was introduced to the wine by friends who worked in Jewish homes in New York.

Is that Manischewitz? The Kosher wine is a hit in some Caribbean communities.

Food
Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Little Haiti

Clinton’s complicated history in Haiti has some voters saying, why vote at all?

Global Politics
Ana Marrero - WLRN

Once a prisoner in Cuba, a transgender Cuban woman vows to never return

Justice

These days, it’s a lot easier to travel between the US and Cuba, but some Cubans have no interest in going back to their homeland. That’s especially true for many transgender Cubans.

Francis

It’s not just a weed. Why some Caribbean immigrants seek out this wild plant in Florida.

Food

Keeping true to their roots, literally, some people from the Caribbean swear by the medicinal benefits of a plant called asosi or cerasee.

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